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Batwoman (2019)
Promising premise that does not deliver
I was really looking forward to this new TV series. I felt that the crossover episodes indicated some promise to the concept, but this show did not deliver for me. After about 5 episodes, I got bored with it. I wanted to know more about why Bruce Wayne left Gotham than what Batwoman was up to. The character was not believable, even with suspension of belief. Black Widow comes across as a far more dangerous person than Batwoman.
Charlie's Angels (2019)
Decent enough, but severe plot problems.
I can't trash it like many others, but it is definitely a one and done movie. There was no chemistry between the Angels, no reason for them to take a whistle-blower onto the team, and lots to keep her far away from the action.
They did have enough explanations for the team moving forward in time, with the early video tribute to the retiring Bosley addressing the previous Angel incarnations. It was a nice tribute.
Inhumans (2017)
Fine to watch once, but...
It took the writers a while to get a decent footing, and I think the actors did reasonably well with what they were given, but if it were not Marvel, I wouldn't have watched it. Now watched, unlikely I will ever bother with it again. It seems to me that their only purpose is to allow the introduction of Ms Marvel, Kamala Kahn. It is not clear that this series was needed for just that purpose.
Frozen II (2019)
Another failed sequel
While I gave it a 7, in many ways, this is a forgettable movie. There is little plot, and it feels like the songs are fillers for the lack of plot to bring the movie up to the required runtime.
I really enjoyed the first one, but this sequel - whatever....
Blue Velvet (1986)
Compelling ....
This is the only movie I ever went to see that I almost walked out of - several times in the first half hour. But it was also so weirdly compelling, that I did not. At the end, it was enjoyable, but I cannot say I want to see it again.
Batman Ninja (2018)
Generous with the rating
Batman does Transformers in medieval Japan - are these people just running out of new ideas? Only thing missing was Godzilla.
Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009)
It had potential, but could have been so much more.
With that summary title, I'll come up with what I didn't like first. Daisy (Sarah Wynter) was a serious mis-cast. She came across flat and amateurish. It was, literally, painful to watch (and I have watched this movie quite a number of times).
They also made a mistake moving the location from Vancouver to Montreal. The West Coast scenery was missing, making it hard to believe it was supposed to be in Washington State. I know you gotta go where the money takes you, but still. And, of course, since the real Waffle House was demolished in New Westminster, that set was gone anyway.
But there were also things that I liked. What happens when the team leader gets their lights? The movie was really the job interview for the new team leader, and only George passed it. I had also wondered - was it possible for a reaper's character to grow and mature? The series tantalized this question, with Daisy and Mason moving forward (especially in Season 2), but then also falling back repeatedly. In the movie, George grew. Which is also why she got the reaper promotion.
And besides, don't you want to know what happens when a reaper reconstitutes themselves from their ashes and discovers they are in orbit?